On 14 August 2013, the world witnessed the full brutality of Egypt’s security forces. At Rabaa al-Adawiya and al-Nahda squares, security forces used excessive and unnecessary force to disperse sit-ins by hundreds of Mohamed Morsi’s supporters. Over 550 protesters died that day at Rabaa al- Adawiya alone, and 600 people died in violence across Egypt in the days after. Yet over six months later, the fact remains that not one member of the security forces has faced sanction, criminal investigation or formal charge.
